# Gartner

> Gartner is a Stamford-based research and advisory company that sells executives a structured way to make expensive, high-stakes business and technology decisions. Its subscription insights, analyst access, benchmarks, Magic Quadrants, Hype Cycles, consulting work, peer communities and conferences serve more than 13,000 client enterprises in roughly 90 countries. The company generated $6.5 billion in 2025 revenue, with its recurring Insights business at the center of a model built on proprietary research, direct client interactions and recognizable decision frameworks.

- **Founded:** 1979
- **Headquarters:** Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- **Founders:** Gideon Gartner (Founder, President, CEO and Chairman), David L. Stein (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** More than 20,000 associates globally, including 2,400+ experts and about 920 consultants as reported for 2025
- **Products:** Gartner Insights, Magic Quadrant, Hype Cycle, Critical Capabilities, AskGartner
- **Notable:** Grew from an IT research specialist founded in 1979 into an S&P 500 company with $6.5 billion in 2025 revenue., Built Magic Quadrant and Hype Cycle into widely recognized frameworks for technology selection and adoption., Reached $5.2 billion in contract value at the end of 2025.

## Products & services

- **Gartner Insights** — Subscription research, analyst inquiry, benchmarks, diagnostics, role-based guidance and proprietary decision tools for business and technology leaders.
- **Magic Quadrant** — A graphical methodology that positions technology providers as Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries or Niche Players based on execution and completeness of vision.
- **Hype Cycle** — A framework showing the maturity, adoption and expected evolution of technologies through five recognizable stages.
- **Critical Capabilities** — Use-case-specific scoring that complements Magic Quadrant market positioning with deeper product comparisons.
- **AskGartner** — A phased-rollout generative AI interface that answers client questions using Gartner's proprietary insights.
- **Gartner Consulting** — Customized strategy and implementation guidance integrated with Gartner research, experts and tools.
- **Gartner Conferences** — Global role-based events combining analyst sessions, peer networking and technology-provider showcases.
- **Gartner Peer Insights** — Verified enterprise software and service reviews integrated into Gartner's research and product-selection experience.
- **Gartner C-level Communities** — Peer communities and executive programs organized around leadership roles and mission-critical priorities.

## Achievements

- Grew from an IT research specialist founded in 1979 into an S&P 500 company with $6.5 billion in 2025 revenue.
- Built Magic Quadrant and Hype Cycle into widely recognized frameworks for technology selection and adoption.
- Reached $5.2 billion in contract value at the end of 2025.
- Serves more than 13,000 client enterprises across roughly 90 countries and territories.
- Developed a research engine informed by 2,400+ experts, 510,000+ client interactions, 23,000+ vendor briefings and 815,000+ vetted peer reviews.
- Acquired CEB in 2017 in a transaction valued at about $2.6 billion, expanding beyond IT into a broad set of business functions.
- Generated $1.175 billion in free cash flow in 2025 and repurchased $2 billion of common stock that year.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Gartner scheduled its second-quarter 2026 financial results and investor webcast for August 4, 2026.
- **2026-06** — Gartner's newsroom continued publishing cross-functional research and conference coverage, including its 2026 Global Supply Chain Top 25 and new findings on AI talent, data centers and marketing.
- **2026-05** — Gartner reported first-quarter revenue of $1.511 billion, contract value of $5.3 billion and free cash flow of $371 million; the board added $600 million to its repurchase authorization in April.
- **2026-03** — Gartner updated its AskGartner FAQ as the generative AI research interface continued a phased client rollout.
- **2026-02** — The company reported 2025 revenue of $6.5 billion, year-end contract value of $5.2 billion and $1.175 billion in free cash flow.
- **2026-02** — Gartner completed the divestiture of Capterra, GetApp and Software Advice to G2, sharpening its focus on enterprise insights, conferences and consulting.
- **2026-01** — Gartner's board increased its share-repurchase authorization by $500 million after the company repurchased $2 billion of stock during 2025.
- **2025-11** — Gartner completed its first investment-grade bond issuance, increasing financial flexibility.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gartner.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gartner
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gartner_inc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Gartnervideo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gartner_inc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GartnerInc

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Last updated: 2026-08-11